Chapter 610

At this moment, the reason Mu Xueli and Wang Li were staring blankly at the pancakes soaked in boiling water was that the bruises on their faces were much worse than before, and their lips were so swollen that they were almost completely sealed shut.

Chewing food was probably out of the question, but swallowing directly was still no problem. Of course, stuffing food into their mouths was a bit difficult.

However, this was a normal situation, because after people are injured, there is usually no problem at the time, but it looks very serious afterward.

This is because after a person is injured, capillary rupture and soft tissue damage occur. Capillaries will seep blood, but the speed is relatively slow, and soft tissue damage will lead to fluid accumulation.

Therefore, when enough blood flows into the flesh, the skin will turn blue-purple, and the fluid will accumulate more and more over time, leading to swelling.

Of course, there is actually a way to avoid this situation, which is to apply ice or cold water immediately after the injury.

In this way, even if there is bruising, it won't be so serious, and the pain will feel lower.

But if you want to recover as quickly as possible, you need to apply hot water. Although it will increase the pain, blood circulation is faster, and the speed of recovery will naturally be faster.

I have to say, this kind of dry pancake is truly impressive. Not only is it very hard, but even when soaked in water, it won't soften for a while.

Fortunately, before Wang Shuai, Wu Dong, and the others returned, everyone was eating this kind of dry pancake, so there was no talk of anyone envying anyone else.

Seeing Wang Shuai, Wu Dong, and the others return with food, Wang An, Feng Chengmin, and the others were naturally very happy.

Because food was only a small aspect; the most important thing was that Wu Dong, Wang Shuai, and the others could return, which proved that the trouble had basically been resolved.

After Wang Shuai, Wu Dong, and the others briefly recounted the situation to Wang An and the others, Wu Dong and Wang Shuai went to make a phone call, mainly to report the situation in the cafeteria to their families.

Wang An, Feng Chengmin, and the others started eating and drinking again. Although Mu Xueli and Wang Li still couldn't chew steamed buns and vegetables, fortunately, steamed buns soaked in vegetable soup were much better than pancakes soaked in boiling water.

After eating, everyone, exhausted from the day, returned to their rooms to sleep.

The night passed without incident, and in the blink of an eye, it was dawn.

Early in the morning, after everyone had breakfast at the guesthouse, they continued to get busy. Wu Dong, Wang Shuai, and the others went to find Er Ma Lei Zi to understand the situation and, by the way, to handle the subsequent matters.

Wang An and Feng Chengmin went to find a carpenter's shop.

The reason for finding a carpenter's shop was that Mu Xueli and Wang Li could no longer ride horses and needed two horse-drawn carriages to take them back.

No matter when or where, there is no place that sells finished horse-drawn carriages.

Because for a horse-drawn carriage, except for the tires and hubs, as well as the axles and bearings, everything else is basically made by oneself or by hiring someone to do it.

A complete horse-drawn carriage looks simple, but it is actually not complicated. It mainly consists of three things: the harness, the carriage frame, and the wheels.

The entire harness is also divided into several parts, totaling seven items: the collar, the harness pad, the back strap, the belly band, the small saddle, the decorative flowers, and the breeching.

One can imagine that with the collar in front, the breeching in back, the back strap on top, the belly band on the bottom, and two shafts on the left and right, no matter how capable the mule or horse is, it still has to be controlled by humans.

Mainly because the driver has a whip in his hand that can fall at any time! As for the carriage frame, it is the main body of the entire carriage, also called the entire carriage chassis, and Wang An and Feng Chengmin were looking for a carpenter to buy this thing.

Coming out of the carpenter's shop, Feng Chengmin complained to Wang An:

"This damn carpenter is really greedy. A broken wooden carriage frame costs 20 yuan. Damn it, if it weren't for the urgency, I wouldn't buy this piece of junk for anything."

In Feng Chengmin's eyes, or more accurately, in the eyes of all rural people, a carriage frame is actually a worthless thing. Because there is plenty of wood at home, which is usually used for firewood, as long as you spend some time, you can make one yourself.

And making a carriage frame doesn't require very exquisite carpentry skills; most rural men know how to do it. Even if you don't know how, you can just find someone in the village who knows how to do it, and you only need to provide meals while they are making the carriage frame.

But now they had to spend a huge sum of 20 yuan to buy a worthless thing; it would be strange if Feng Chengmin felt good about it.

You have to know that 20 yuan in this era was really not a small amount, because before the land was divided among households, many people in the village couldn't earn that much money even if the whole family worked for a year!

Wang An heard this and said with a smile: "Then why don't we go into the mountains to cut some wood and make one ourselves?"

Feng Chengmin rolled his eyes at Wang An and said irritably: "Making a carriage frame takes at least two days of work, and besides, we don't have any tools. Are you going to do it?"

Wang An didn't care about being rebuffed and continued to say with a smile:

"Old Uncle, you have to think about it this way. How much money can you earn in a day in the mountains? If you use this day to make a carriage frame at home, the carriage frame indeed doesn't cost money, but you can't go into the mountains either. Is that the logic?"

Feng Chengmin blinked and said:

"I'm just tinkering at home when I'm free. Otherwise, staying idle is just staying idle."

Wang An heard this and was silent for a long time before saying:

"Old Uncle, you're right!"

After buying the carriage frame, Feng Chengmin and Wang An ran to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy ready-made harnesses, as well as wheels and axles.

When they came out of the supply and marketing cooperative, Feng Chengmin said: "This harness is a bit expensive, but it looks much better than what we could make ourselves, right?"

Wang An looked at the very large wheels and replied casually:

"Old Uncle, this thing seems a bit difficult for one person to push. Why don't we tie a rope to the axle, and you pull from the front."

Feng Chengmin looked at the huge carriage wheels, then at the bumpy road full of sand and gravel, and said decisively: "Yeah, you go pull from the front, and I'll push from the back."

Wang An: "."

Thus, the two of them, one pulling with his waist bent and buttocks stuck out in front, and the other pushing with his waist bent and buttocks stuck out in the back, took the wheels to the carpenter's shop in a very eye-catching way.

Perhaps because the carriage frame sold for a good price, the carpenter was very proactive in helping Wang An and his companion install the harness and wheels onto the carriage frame.

After the installation was complete, the two of them dragged the carriage back to the guesthouse with great effort.

Just as they were about to reach the gate of the guesthouse, Feng Chengmin, who was pushing the carriage from behind, suddenly said in a fit of anger:

"Why are we two acting like idiots all day? Why didn't we come back to lead the horses to harness the carriage? Damn, this is damn tiring!"

Wang An was also stunned, then suddenly realized and said:

"Why didn't we ride the horses out? Oh, I'm just like this every day!"

(End of chapter)